AN/ : I own nothing except the plot and a few minor OC's, I hope you like it, it is my first fic and constructive criticism would be appreciated although no flames, I won't read them.
CHAPTER 1
The snow glistened as the two Slytherins made footsteps in the dewy snow trudging along without a care in the world. The weather was cool but not unpleasant and the wind was sighing through the trees at the edge of the forbidden forest. The tall arches of the castle loomed up above them and the wait up to Christmas was coming much slower than either of them could stand, and in that one, silent, blissful moment Albus turned to see Scorpius Malfoy examine a small herb, and absent mindlessly muttering to himself.
"I never asked what you wanted for Christmas this year, "Albus said, breaking the other boy from his daze, "this, after all is a very important year for us" and he was right, although NEWT's were ominous in the next few months, this was there last Christmas at Hogwarts and though there time here hadn't always been enjoyable, it had still been the best years of their life. Although he was excited for the future Albus was dreading leaving the school behind, not knowing what he would do when he was on his own. He was never alone of course, Scorpius had always been there.
"This year" he said sighing "I would like nothing more than to have some peace and quiet". As Albus was about to contradict him, he suddenly said "however the new book about 'Advanced Herbolgy ;aquatic plants and their uses vol 1' is being released three days before Christmas in case you're interested" he said wearing the cheeky childlike expression Albus knew so well.
"Hmm" Albus said, "maybe old ST Nick will be nice to you this year eh?" returning the mischievous face to his friend, who giggled in spite of himself.
As they wondered, back up to the castle bantering along they entered into the snowy courtyard at the foot of the castle and immediately saw a group of girls laughing on a bench but deliberately paid them no attention. The giggling subsided slightly and three girls broke off from the group and made their way over. The three were unmistakably coming to them as they were the only other people there, they were the two Hufflepuff twins Milly and Maisie who Albus had charms with and they were accompanied by Sofia Vane, daughter of the Romance mad Romilda Vane, that if Albus wasn't much mistaken had obsessed over his farther while he was at Hogwarts.
"I think she's seen us," Scorpius said in a matter of fact voice that both infuriated and entertained Albus. "Oh, you think so do you?" he drawled sarcastically sounding surprisingly similar to professor Snape who he was named after. Scorpius chuckled "I'll leave you two love birds to it then" he said relishing in the petrified look on his friends face.
"Nonononononononono" the words tumbled out of Albus's mouth in a blur as he stumbled to find the right words to describe how much he would give to curl up in a hole and never submerge again. Sofia, much like her mother was a notorious flirt that pounced on anything that moved and her current target of admiration was none other than Albus Potter, who was currently trying to pretend he was invisible and/or dead.
Scorpius smiled looking at the terrified 'please save me' look that had grown larger on Albus's face as they came closer. "Okay Al here is what we are going to do, you are going to to eat this" he said whilst pulling out a puking pastel from his pocket, " and we are going to make a run for it" Albus gave a hasty nod and swallowed the purple end of the sweet before turning and finding himself too close for comfort in front of Sofia "Hi Albus" she said flirtatiously her friends giggling in the background "so I was like wondering if you wanted to, I don't know, perhaps take me to hogsmead we could go to Madame puddifoots and yeah well, I really like you, and all that, so what do you say?" Albus looked at her for a second with a strange look on his face before proceeding to and throw up all over Sofia's robes, she screamed as Scorpius ran off pulling along a shocked looking Albus behind him who was trying to swallow the orange end of the pastel without much success leaving behind a nasty trail for Filch.